Natural gas price slides toward $3 as warm-weather bets bite; UNG ETF back in focus
New York, Feb 16, 2026, 12:34 — The market is shut. Natural gas futures in the U.S. tumbled over 6% on Monday, pulling the March benchmark contract down near $3 per MMBtu—the typical pricing unit in domestic gas markets. With Presidents Day shutting down U.S. stock and bond trading, markets will open again Tuesday.